September 30, 2013

Bailey, now 3-for-8 on road 50-yard tries, says he was comfortable trying from 56, but not with how it went

Dan Bailey missed a 56-yard try in the second quarter that
would have been the longest field goal of his career. It was long enough but
went left.

“Some of the work I did in the offseason has carried over
into the season, as far as leg strength,” he said. “I was confident. I’m sure
Jason and Rich were confident. It’s just unfortunate that I didn’t put it
through.”

Bailey is 3-for-8 on road attempts of 50 yards or more. But
he had made kicks of 53 and 51 two weeks ago at Kansas City.

"I wasn’t really comfortable with the whole
operation," he said. "Comfortable with the situation, just wasn’t comfortable with how it
turned out.”

The Chargers used the field position on the miss to drive for their own field goal and take a 10-7 lead.

“We had the wind, and we have a lot of confidence in Dan
Bailey,” coach Jason Garrett said. “We felt like we were real close to his
range to be able to make that kick. I think he got it there, he just missed it
a little bit left. It’s always an aggressive decision there. We felt like it
was important to try to take advantage of that opportunity with one of the best
players we have.”